Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Here’s a comprehensive overview of Title 1 – ADMINISTRATION in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC):
📘 What is Title 1 – Administration?
Title 1 encompasses general administrative rules for state-level bodies and agencies, including procedural, ethics, and operational standards issued by the Office of the Governor, the Ethics Commission, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and related agencies (law.cornell.edu).
🗂️ Structure of Title 1
Title 1 is divided into Parts, each corresponding to a specific agency, with Chapters under each Part:
Part 1 – Office of the Governor: Chapters 3–5
Part 2 – Texas Ethics Commission: Chapters 6–50
Part 3 – Office of the Attorney General: Chapters 52–70
Part 4 – Office of the Secretary of State: Chapters 71–107
Part 5 – Texas Facilities Commission: Chapters 111–126
Part 7 – State Office of Administrative Hearings: Chapters 155–167
Part 8 – Texas Judicial Council: Chapters 171–177
Part 10 – Department of Information Resources: Chapters 201–218
Part 12 – Commission on State Emergency Communications: Chapters 251–255
Part 15 – Texas Health and Human Services Commission: Chapters 351–396 (law.cornell.edu)
(Note: There is no Part 6 or Part 9 in TAC Title 1.)
✅ Common Themes Covered
Although specific content varies by agency, Title 1 addresses fundamental operational rules such as:
Governance & Procedural Standards (e.g., ethics, hearings, meetings)
Licensing and Rulemaking Processes
Administrative Procedures (e.g., records, rule adoption, transparency)
Technical Standards and Agency Guidelines (often in later chapters, e.g., IT and communication protocols)
🔍 Accessing the Rules
Official TAC Viewer (via Texas Secretary of State website) provides free access to current Title 1 content .
Law.Cornell’s LII and Justia host searchable versions online (law.cornell.edu).
Texas SOS updates TAC quarterly to ensure rules reflect the latest promulgations (texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com).
✅ Next Steps
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